Hello sound opinions listeners. This is not a regular episode or a bonus episode of sound opinions

that you're about to hear. Rather, we have teamed with our friends at Oregon Public Broadcasting

to share a new podcast they've created with you. It's called Starting a Riot, and it's the

history of Riot Girl Music. The founder of She Shreds Media, Fabi Reina, hosts six episodes that

dig deep into the entire movement. We wanted to share this project with you, so keep listening

here for the whole first episode. And if you like it, go subscribe to hear the rest.

It's hard to kind of balance between the fact that they're sort of a DIY level band, at least

that's how they started, but also the fact that to me they feel like royalty. It's really,

really epic to be able to beat here. The bands you came to see was Bikini Kill.

I really connected with them when I was going through a really tough time in my life, and they

really became like, oh, I'm getting emotional. Like an outlet, like, to get me through that time,

it was really impactful to me and I'm very excited to be here. Yeah, I didn't think this would be

possible, you know? They broke up when I was 11 years old, so it's very, very, very cool to be

here today. Yeah, yeah. The originally formed in Olympia, Washington in 1990, and they helped to

start a sub-pulture that would see its effects seep into the mainstream and continue today.

The movement came to be called Riot Girl. That's Girls, spelled with no eye and three Rs. It's

meant to be pronounced with a sort of growl.

Bikini Kill might be the most worn-on band associated with the movement, but this isn't a podcast

about Bikini Kill. This is about Riot Girl, the whole movement, what it is and what it isn't.

I'm Fabi Reina, founder of She Shreds Media. For me, live music is like going to church or ceremony.

As a performer, I understand the need to hold space for people to feel like they belong,

like things make sense. It's an energetic exchange between the people on stage and the audience,

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